MALL2000, TUD contributions

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MALL2000, TUD contributions

• Presented at 2001 Annual Review
  Meeting,Brussels, May 21/22, 2001byProf. Dr.
  Hans-Jürgen Hoffmann(also on behalf of Prof. A.
  Buchmann, PhD),Darmstadt University of
  Technology,Department of Computer Science

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MALL2000, TUD contributionsContext

• 1 1/2 year period of active participation
• Requirements/Architecture/Specification work
• WP 3, overall responsibility with Prof. Buchmann
  (9 personmonths contribution, Roger Kehr)
• WP 4, overall responsibility with Prof. Hoffmann
  (9 personmonths contribution, Daniela Handl)
• Full financial coordination of MALL2000
  projectin relation to European Commission by
  Prof. Hoffmann

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MALL2000, TUD contributionsAchievements in WP 3

• Deliverable D15, Database Requirements
  Specification
• Deliverable D16, Interconnectivity Specification
• Deliverable D17, Semantic Interoperability
  Requirements
• Security Architecture (internal result)
• Application Registration (internal result)
• Design and specification of broker architecture
  (cooperation)
• Ontology-based approach to brokering to achieve
  language independency (cooperation)
• Interaction with and support of U. Sofia in
  Design of Architecture (hosted two members of
  Sofia partner during four weeks)

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MALL2000, TUD contributionsAchievements in WP 4

• Deliverable D19 (end of Q2 - April 1999 -
  delivered)MALL2000 Service Interface
  Specification (report)
• Deliverable D20 (end of Q4 - October 1999 -
  delivered)Architecture for MALL2000 Advanced
  Subscriber Services (report)
• Deliverable D21 (partial contribution)
  MALL2000 Service Interface Framework -
  document-centred approach - (June 1999, Bologna,
  pilot framework demo)
• Scientific publications (see listing)
• Work continued (without financial support in
  MALL2000 project)

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MALL2000Financial status, Mall2000 project in
general

• Delays in payment - slow processing of cost
  statements - 10 withheld - even withheld for
  long time after final date of scheduled
  contributions - compensation of VAT
• Additional costs due to staff situation -
  pregnancy - TUD PÜ - quitting of staff - Sofia
• Additional costs due to higher travel expenses